The End of the Year Post...2013

I truly can't believe its the last and final day of 2013. I feel like so much as happened yet at the same time I feel like nothing outstanding has happened either. I can't complain. It has been a pretty good year.

I had my makeover in March, I've bought a ton of summer clothes that chic and stylish. I've found out what kind of friends I don't want, I've been writing in my diary since March 1st. I've started personal Bible reading December 1 and I'm really glad that I did. I wished I would've done it sooner and stuck with it, but now I feel like I'm in a place in my life that I can just really enjoy it and grasp things better.

Instead of making new year's resolution that are easier to break than a blind date, I've made a list of goals and accomplishments for the new year such as going to Chicago, renewing that gym membership (haven't worked out at eh gym since February....2013), to be a morning person again. I have a nasty habit of staying up late, like high school kid like, until 1 or 2am, but when you're snowed in it doesn't really matter, at least to me it doesn't if you don't go have to go anywhere the next day, to eat more healthy, and that's just some of what's on my list.

I plan on making the new year a much more memorable year, filled with everything that didn't happen this year.

First Day of Winter

Today's the first day of winter, even if its already snowed where you live. It has where I live and today we are under an ice storm warning. How nice!

I personally would love it if it snowed me in a few times in January and February. It gives me a chance to catch up those DVDs and reading. Plus its the season for it.

I hope everyone enjoy the first day of winter. Be happy, be safe and enjoy the day.

7 Ways to Make 2014 the Best Year You've Ever Had!!!!!!!!

These are some tips and ideas I plan on doing and making 2014 the best year I've ever had!!! I hope this helps everyone to have the best and wonderful year.

Why shouldn't 2014 be your best year yet? It's a new start. Sure there will be challenges, but all in all things are moving along well enough for any smart person to take on the world, and achieve success and happiness.
 

Don't wait until the parties are done and the relatives have left to start readying for the joy and adventure that awaits you in less than 30 days. With a few simple actions you'll be ready to march into the New Year with purpose and resolve. Here is a list of things you can do right now to help make 2014 your greatest year ever.

 

 

1. Resolve any unfinished personal issues this month. If 2014 is going to be amazing you'll need to drive it forward in a focused manner. Unresolved issues sap energy and create distraction. Take action to resolve conflicts with people who support you. Look inward to determine where you are conflicted with yourself. Set time aside to consider, commit and be accountable for your real desires and the preferred future you deserve.


2. Take stock of all your opportunities. As soon as the year starts you'll likely get right into daily work patterns that went on hiatus during the holidays. If you are buried in the day to day you may gloss over great opportunities only visible from a high level. Use the holiday down time to reflect, and to make a list of every potential opportunity that can improve your life and business. You don't have to pursue every one and you may miss one or two, but the exercise will help you be alert when any on the list come your way.


And for the other 5 ways to make 2014 the Best Year You've Ever Had, go here,  http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/7-ways-to-make-2014-the-best-year-you-ve-ever-had-174239411.html

New Year, New You!

We have less than 3 weeks left of 2013 then it’s time to start a brand new year. I can't believe it!!!

 I like to think of the new year as a good time to think about a new me. A time to set reasonable goals to reach and accomplish, plan that much needed summer vacation, a new hairdo', renewing that membership at the gym, etc.

Why not start thinking about the new year. This isn't like it’s just another Monday, and you'll start fresh and new, this is a brand new year, and a wonderful time to be thinking about what you want to improve about yourself.

 Now would be a good time to sit and think what you want to accomplish and do in the new year. Make a plan and start working on it now. One thing I'm going to start working is becoming a morning person...again. I've just simply got out of the habit because it’s so much easier to turn over and push snooze a few dozen times or even turn the alarm off.

 Make a list of all the things you want to change about yourself, accomplish and start working on.  Don’t worry if it’s a long list. After you make your list, look it over well and then pick out 3-5 things you see you need/want to work on and then go from there. Don’t overwhelm yourself or you’ll be back where you started.

 A good place to start when I went inspiration for a new me, I like to page through magazines such as InStyle, Harper's Bazaar, Lucky, Elle, Vogue and the other tons of fashion, beauty and hair magazines. Right now most to all magazines have their January issues out now and this would be a great time to pick a few copies up for ideas. My favorite hair magazine is Sophisticate's Hairstyle Guide. I've been a long time reader of SHG and I wouldn't buy any other hair magazine.

 As you make improvements, also make visible improvements such as make a hair appointment and while you're at it, make an appointment at a department store makeup counter such as MAC, Bobbi Brown or even Sephora. And then also think about your wardrobe. Spend a day going through your wardrobe, both fall/winter spring/summer because sometimes you can get double use out of your spring/summer tops in the winter. You can wear light weight tops under your suit jackets, cardigans and so forth.

As for makeup and hair, when you see a hairstyle you like, don't be embarrassed to ask where she had it done. Its compliment to her and the hair dresser. A new hair style can be the biggest change all you need to make for the new year!

Think of it this way: New Year, New You and 2014 could be the best year yet!!!

December 2013

I can't believe we are in the final month of 2013. This year has gone be so fast, I need to stop and catch my breath before the new year starts...in 30 days! I can't believe its that far away.

This month I'm going to use to work on myself and improve my life and just make it more enriched. Not that I don't live one already, I just want to work on it more, and stay focused on the more important things in my life, such as my loved ones, planning my summer trip to Chicago and the list goes on...

I'm also going to use this month to gear up for the new year so then I know what I want to accomplish and goals to reach next year. I want to capture and savior every moment that be on film with a camera or the words in my diary. I don't want next year to fill like its flying by like this year has, but its been a good year.

I've done some learning this year that as I go through my life I won't let happen again and hopefully I'll see the warning signs before I'm in over my head with it. Don't let friends take advantage because when they do, its no longer a joyful friendship, its just something convenient for them and you get hurt in the end, I've learned from my own experience this past summer.

So I'm going to make this the best last month of 2013 and think about what I want to accomplish and goals to reach in the new year.